ABSTRACT
Diaspora migrants are likely to have quite similar experiences and to underestimate the intercultural adjustment upon the "return" to their ancestral country. In addition, many diaspora migrants adopt the language of the host country, and they may now feel more at ease with the language of the majority society of their country of birth than with the language of the country their ancestors migrated from centuries ago. The framework of social policies towards immigrant families and children is usually based on teaching them the language and culture of the host society in order to facilitate the transition from one culture to another. Cultural competence and successful adjustment require knowledge and identification with one's own culture as well as knowledge and access to the host culture. In addition, however, there are also indicators that children who can communicate in both host and home languages have advantages for their academic achievement.
